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Major Government Failing Says New Zealand First
Thursday, 23 June 2005, 5:22 pm | New Zealand First Party
The façade of this government’s so-called economic management is coming apart at the seams for all to see as the mushrooming Current Account Deficit crisis highlights, says Rt Hon Winston Peters. More >>
Where NZ First Goes This Government Follows
Thursday, 23 June 2005, 4:48 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters says the government has once again followed New Zealand First policy announcements with a knee jerk policy reaction of their own to make it appear that they are actually doing something about race relations problems. More >>
Govt. Slowly Waking Up To Transport Woes
Thursday, 23 June 2005, 4:35 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First transport spokesperson Peter Brown says he is pleased that the government is finally committing extra funding to roading, but that the investment needs to be on-going. More >>
Jones Speech: Access For NZ Apples Into Australia
Wednesday, 22 June 2005, 4:34 pm | New Zealand First Party
When the Rt Hon Winston Peters attended the pipfruit conference held in Hawkes Bay in April and spoke with members of the Australian Access Action Group, he promised New Zealand First would take this issue back to Parliament and get something done ... More >>
Peters Speech: Te Awamutu Grey Power
Tuesday, 21 June 2005, 3:21 pm | New Zealand First Party
An address by Rt Hon Winston Peters to Te Awamutu Grey Power, Waipa Workingman's Club, 139 Albert Park Drive, Te Awamutu, Tuesday 21 June, 2005, 2pm. More >>
A Bold New World For New Zealand’s Race Relations
Tuesday, 21 June 2005, 2:29 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is proposing a radical shift in the government sector’s treatment of Maori, including a weeding out of the “Bro ocracy”. The wasteful practice of Treaty related courses and token jobs for Maoris will end. However, the integral place of ... More >>
RMA Improved, But Reform Unfinished
Monday, 20 June 2005, 4:33 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First is pleased that changes to the Resource Management Act have resulted in a more balanced and democratic RMA, however it is still a work in progress. More >>
Peters Calls For Government Action
Friday, 17 June 2005, 5:21 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has called on the Prime Minister to set aside her social engineering agenda and attend to the important and pressing issues confronting New Zealand. More >>
Government Tells Rural Parents It Knows Best
Friday, 17 June 2005, 2:29 pm | New Zealand First Party
“Changes to school transport policy represent nothing less than rural school zoning imposed by the Labour government,” says New Zealand First education spokesperson, Brian Donnelly. More >>
Reform Needed To Address Race Relations Failures
Friday, 17 June 2005, 2:19 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters has promised to end the insidious pursuit of race-based special treatment in the delivery of government services. More >>
Peters Speech: A Fair Go For Racing
Friday, 17 June 2005, 8:38 am | New Zealand First Party
Winston Peters Address: New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (Waikato Branch) Political Forum on Wednesday, 16 June 2005 (7.00pm-9.00pm) at the Te Rapa, Waikato Racing Club, Hamilton More >>
Labour Adheres To NZ First Immigration Policy
Friday, 17 June 2005, 8:34 am | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters is urging the government to adopt the rest of New Zealand First’s immigration policy instead of doing it in such a piecemeal way. More >>
Reaction To Kelly Comments PC Gone Mad
Thursday, 16 June 2005, 1:44 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters told an Ashburton audience today that the reaction to New Zealand High Commissioner to Canada Graham Kelly’s recent comments was PC gone mad and one more sign that some New Zealanders simply can’t handle the truth. More >>
Peters - When Integrity Counts Most
Thursday, 16 June 2005, 1:35 pm | New Zealand First Party
An address by Rt Hon Winston Peters to Ashburton Grey Power Thursday, 16 June 2005, 1:30pm, at the Seniors Centre, Cameron Street, Ashburton More >>
Government Listens To New Zealand First
Tuesday, 14 June 2005, 5:34 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters is relieved the Government has followed New Zealand First’s policy prescription yet again with its decision to regulate immigration advisers. More >>
NZ First Renews Calls For Action On Apple Access
Tuesday, 14 June 2005, 4:22 pm | New Zealand First Party
While New Zealand First trade spokesperson Dail Jones is pleased that the Government has finally acknowledged the importance of gaining access to the Australian market for New Zealand apple exporters, the Minister’s actions do not go far enough. More >>
Peters: What A Country Without A Treaty Would Do
Tuesday, 14 June 2005, 1:53 pm | New Zealand First Party
An address by Rt Hon Winston Peters to Opotiki Grey Power on Tuesday, 14 June 2005, 1.30pm, Senior Citizens Hall, King Street, Opotiki More >>
ACT Plagiarises Three Strikes - Mark
Monday, 13 June 2005, 4:21 pm | New Zealand First Party
New Zealand First Law and Order spokesperson Ron Mark has accused ACT of blatant plagiarism over its adoption of New Zealand First’s "three strikes and you're out" policy as part of their Law and Order package. More >>
Govt Must Regulate To Lower Mobile Charges
Friday, 10 June 2005, 2:43 pm | New Zealand First Party
Rt Hon Winston Peters is urging the Government to ensure that charges for mobile phone calls are reduced and brought into line with other OECD prices. More >>
NZ First - Open Letter to The Sunday Star Times
Friday, 10 June 2005, 2:24 pm | New Zealand First Party
I wish to report to you my grave concern that a lunatic has escaped from an Australian asylum, gained access to this country and is breaking into the Sunday Star Times office at 2:30 on a weekday morning and proceeded to write injudicious editorials ... More >>